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May 17, 2024 · Rosa Parks (born February 4, 1913, Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S.—died October 24, 2005, Detroit, Michigan) was an American civil rights activist whose refusal to relinquish her seat on a public bus precipitated the 1955–56 Montgomery bus boycott in Alabama, which became the spark that ignited the civil rights movement in the United States.
- Montgomery Bus Boycott
The event that triggered the boycott took place in...
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Rosa Parks called Malcolm X her hero, and they interacted...
- Martin Luther King, Jr
In 1944, at age 15, King entered Morehouse College in...
- Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an American activist in the civil rights movement, best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has honored her as "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement".
Oct 4, 2023 · Born in February 1913, Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist whose refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in 1955 led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Her...
Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama. She refused to give up her seat on a bus in 1955, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Civil Rights Movement.
Learn about the life and legacy of Rosa Parks, the "mother of the modern day civil rights movement" in America. She was born on February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama and refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955.
Nov 9, 2009 · Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama. She refused to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery bus in 1955, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the civil rights movement.
Oct 24, 2019 · Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama. She became a civil rights icon by refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in 1955, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
